Port-to-port sea distance
Georgetown to Singapore distance
The sea distance from Georgetown (Guyana) to Singapore (Singapore) is about 10,629 nautical miles (19,684 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. At 12 knots that is about 36 days 22 hours at sea.
Distance
10,629 nm
19,684 km
Sea days @ 12 kn
36.9
36 days 22 hours
ECA miles
2,042 nm
19% of the route
Canals & straits
4
Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait
Sea days by speed
| Speed | One way | Round voyage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 knots | 44.3 days | 88.6 days |
| 11 knots | 40.3 days | 80.5 days |
| 12 knots | 36.9 days | 73.8 days |
| 13 knots | 34.1 days | 68.1 days |
| 14 knots | 31.6 days | 63.3 days |
| 15 knots | 29.5 days | 59.0 days |
Steaming time only, with no allowance for weather, canal waiting or port time. The round voyage assumes the ship ballasts back on the same route.
Routes compared
Shortest route
10,629 nm
36.9 days at 12 kn · Strait of Gibraltar · Suez Canal · Bab-el-Mandeb · Malacca Strait · 2,042 nm in ECA
See it on the mapVia the Cape (avoiding both Suez and Panama)
10,656 nm+27 nm
37.0 days at 12 kn · Sunda Strait · Malacca Strait
See it on the mapVoyage estimates by ship size
About this trade
Latin America crude. Brazilian pre-salt, Guyanese, Colombian and Ecuadorian crude, shipped to China, the US and Europe.
- Typical ship sizes
- VLCC, Suezmax, Aframax
Questions
How far is Georgetown from Singapore by sea?
The sea distance from Georgetown to Singapore is about 10,629 nautical miles (19,684 km), via the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait.
How long does a tanker take to sail from Georgetown to Singapore?
About 36 days 22 hours at 12 knots, or 31.6 days at 14 knots. That is steaming time only; add time for port calls, canal transits and weather.
Which canals and straits does the Georgetown–Singapore route pass?
The shortest route passes the Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca Strait. Alternative routings are listed above for ships that cannot or will not use them.
How much of the voyage is inside an Emission Control Area?
About 2,042 nm, or 19% of the voyage, is inside an ECA, where ships must burn 0.10% sulphur fuel or use a scrubber.
Terms on this page
Distances are calculated by Vessbook on a modelled global shipping-lane network for a tanker at 12 m draft, from berth area to berth area.
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